More and more finance experts express worry about the U.S. government’s debt. Only Congress can prevent a fiscal crisis, but time is running out—fast.

Jobless rates are rising, especially among young workers.

Every time there is a disturbance in the market for U.S. debt, the American economy inches closer to a full-scale debt crisis. We just moved another inch or two.

The trend with worried debt market investors continues. If this gets worse, higher—not lower—interest rates will be the least of our concerns.

Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, talks about making ‘seigniorage’ illegal. But does he really know what the term means?

A look at the 29 organizations tasked with policing political content on social media ahead of EU elections

The president of Argentina wants to make it illegal to print money for budget deficits. Economic theory says he is right, but the politics of the welfare state may get in his way.

Repression and fear provided an opportunity for higher-ups in Spain’s Socialist Party to rob the taxpayer of his money as well as his freedom.

CNews dares to talk about security, immigration, borders, and justice while public TV carefully avoids these topics.

The unfolding ideological fight over Germany’s defense funding is a precursor to an American debate over the same issue.

The EU is in for a fiscal framework showdown between reformists and abolitionists. Who wins? Europe’s economic future hangs in the balance.

Obsessed with not appearing too far to the Right because of some of his reform ideas, the French president is pandering to the far Left by calling the Rassemblement National “outside the republican arc.”

If Congress decides to compensate NATO for insufficient European funding, they may have a run-in with the investors on the market for U.S. government debt.

NATO is a defense insurance program. What happens to your insurance policy when you don’t pay your monthly premium?

Whatever—or whoever—caused Navalny’s death, it is a clear signal to the world that Russia’s leader will not tolerate internal opposition.

The Left won’t forgive the media outlet for its decisive role in the development of Éric Zemmour’s political persona—and success.

With facts and logic speaking against the green transition, countries headed for an economic recession should urgently rethink their energy policies. 

Anyone proposing more U.S. defense spending with borrowed money should consider what happens when increasingly uneasy investors have had enough of U.S. debt.

A review of the past 60 years of inflation and monetary policy shows why the Fed must be conservative as it considers rate cuts later this year.

Low inflation and rising unemployment suggest that the ECB will soon abandon its tight monetary policy.

The system that is used to measure a nation’s economy is so complex that it would take a group of national-accounts experts to even attempt to forge the data.

There are two quiet trends at work in the market for U.S. debt that analysts normally do not pay attention to. They should: if these trends continue, there will be turmoil in the market.

There is a big need for structural reforms to the Slovakian welfare state. Such reforms require a level of political leadership that Europe so far has only seen in Hungary.

Questions have been raised about the veracity of the IMF report showing Russian economy outperforming the West. But it is extremely difficult to falsify GDP data.

Despite differences in inflation rates and macroeconomic trends, many central banks make their policy decisions based on what the Federal Reserve does.

Finally, the U.S. Treasury is doing something to curb the rise in debt costs. But is it too late already to prevent a fiscal crisis in America?

This was a bold move by one of Europe’s best-run monetary authorities.

As Chinese hands-off investment aligns with African economic nationalism and Near Eastern realignment,where does Europe stand?

Those who expect a U.S. recession will have to wait a little longer, but there are some details in the latest GDP numbers that suggest an economic downturn is indeed on its way.

With these measures, Germany’s establishment parties are trying to stop the rise of the increasingly popular rightwing opposition.